Web 2.0 tools for communication
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The document discusses various tools for Web 2.0 communication, including email, social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, instant messaging services, text messaging, blogging, and video hosting/sharing sites. Email has been used for communication longer than the Internet itself and remains popular with over 1.5 billion users sending 183 million messages per day. Social media allows connecting with others and communicating ideas, while instant messaging and text messaging provide quick correspondence. Blogging and video sites facilitate sharing thoughts and multimedia content online.
Web 2.0 tools for communication
- 1. Web 2.0 for communication Murad Eldarov
- 2. 1.Email 2.Social media 3.Instant messaging 4.Text messaging 5.Blog prompts 6.Video hosting and sharing
- 3. EmailEmail has been around longer than the Internet—early inceptions date to the late 1960s using mainframe computers. Now, almost everyone has at least one email address. With more than 1.5 billion email users sending 183 million email messages a day, it would seem email has a secure role in online communication and collaboration, in spite of many new tools. Everyone needs to understand and use email. If you don’t already, consider offering, classes on email for your patrons using these free email services: •Gmail •Yahoo! Mail •Hotmail
- 4. Social media Facebook – Quickly becoming the number one social media website in America, Facebook allows you to connect to family, friends, and colleagues. If you’re interested in creating your own Facebook Fan Page for your organization click here. Twitter – Can you communicate messages in 140 characters or less? Millions of Twitter users can and do every single day throughout the world. Twitter allows individuals to easily communicate and share ideas with anyone who chooses to join their network.
- 5. Instant messaging Google Talk Yahoo! Messenger AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Are popular instant messaging services.
- 6. Text messaging Short Message Service (SMS), commonly called text messaging, lets users send short messages of up to 160 characters via cell phone or other communication device. There is a basic cost involved depending on your provider for those who send and receive text messages. With 500 billion text messages being sent per year, it seems that text messaging is permeating our culture. Are you part of the revolution?
- 7. Blog prompts Communicate your thoughts on these tools in this communication tool--your blog! Describe how your library uses email. Has it improved productivity? Share your thoughts on online reference using some of the other Web 2.0 communication tools. Are you an active user of text messaging, IM, or other communication tools? Which OPAL or MINITEX Web conference (Webinar) did you attend? How was it? What do you think o this communication tool?
- 8. Video hosting and sharing YouTube.com – It’s Google’s and it’s the most popular place to find video online. Now allows for multiple file format uploads (HD, SD, 720p, 1080, etc). Is probably the best place to park your videos and then embed them back into your website or share them via social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Vimeo.com – Allows for HD video content downloading. Might be useful for “pool” footage or releasing your own video to the media so they can use it in the highest resolution (similar to handing them a videotape).